82 Years ago today, the beginning of the end of what would end up being a war that saved the free world...D Day, June 6th, 1944

[shockedcanadian]

I am eternally in awe and admiration for the sacrifices and risks these men took.

We can say now it worked and changed history but I am still not fully convinced it was sound strategy. Lest we forget.

D-Day: What happened during the Normandy landings of 1944?​

D-Day: What happened during the Normandy landings of 1944?

The King, Queen and Prince of Wales joined veterans to mark the Normandy landings' 80th anniversary.

www.bbc.com

What was D-Day and why was it called that?​

Troops from the UK, the US, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of northern France, on 6 June 1944.

D-Day was the largest military seaborne operation ever attempted, and marked the start of the campaign to liberate Nazi-occupied north-west Europe.

It involved the simultaneous landing of tens of thousands of troops on five separate beaches in Normandy.

More than a year in the planning, D-Day was originally set to start on 5 June, judged to be the most likely date to combine calm seas, a full moon and low water at first light. However, storms meant it was delayed by 24 hours to 6 June.

The "D" simply stands for "day". D-Day is a military term for the first day of an operation

 

[Hypatia415]

I am eternally in awe and admiration for the sacrifices and risks these men took.

We can say now it worked and changed history but I am still not fully convinced it was sound strategy. Lest we forget.

D-Day: What happened during the Normandy landings of 1944?​

D-Day: What happened during the Normandy landings of 1944?

The King, Queen and Prince of Wales joined veterans to mark the Normandy landings' 80th anniversary.

www.bbc.com

What was D-Day and why was it called that?​

Troops from the UK, the US, Canada, and France attacked German forces on the coast of northern France, on 6 June 1944.

D-Day was the largest military seaborne operation ever attempted, and marked the start of the campaign to liberate Nazi-occupied north-west Europe.

It involved the simultaneous landing of tens of thousands of troops on five separate beaches in Normandy.

More than a year in the planning, D-Day was originally set to start on 5 June, judged to be the most likely date to combine calm seas, a full moon and low water at first light. However, storms meant it was delayed by 24 hours to 6 June.

The "D" simply stands for "day". D-Day is a military term for the first day of an operation

I am looking forward to seeing the recently released movie Pressure.

 

[IM2]

My father fought in that war. When he came back, he didn't have true freedom.

 

[shockedcanadian]

My father fought in that war. When he came back, he didn't have true freedom.

Wow. Would he have been better under German occupation?

I thank him for his service.

 

[Woodznutz]

The movie "The Longest Day" should be played somewhere today but sadly it won't be.

 

[IM2]

Wow. Would he have been better under German occupation?

I thank him for his service.

It would have been a continuation of the same white fascism that had been practiced in America.